Nicholas Isaac Grindstaff (abt. 1746 - abt. 1795)

Born about 1746 in Burke, North Carolina

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1795 at about age 49 in Washington, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Private Nicholas Grindstaff served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.

Nicholas Grindstaff is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001455.

Nicholas Grindstaff is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-332510
Rank: Private

Nicolas Isaac Grindstaff was born c.1746.^{[1] [2] [3]} He passed away in 1794 at Washington Co. Tennessee.^{[1] [3]}

Nicholas Grindstaff married Catherine Smith. ^[3] He was possibly married a second time though that is not confirmed. His children were:

1. Isaac
2. Mary
3. Henry
4. John
5. Nicholas
6. Susannah ^[3]

He applied for a land grant in Burke Co., N.C. on 11 Oct. 1783.

He moved to the Watauga Settlement, now located in Carter County, Tennessee by 1787. This area was also known as Washington County, North Carolina and Washington County, Tennessee. ^{[4] [5]}

Nicholas Grindstaff and the Revolutionary War

Revolutionary War: soldier from North Carolina.

ABSTRACT of the ARMY ACCOUNTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA LINE - settled by the commissioners at Halifax from the 1st September, 1784, to the 1st Feb, 1785 and at Warrenton in the year 1786, designating by whom the claims were receipted for respectively.

No. Names and Rank By Whom Received Remarks

426 Nicholas Grindstaff A. Brevard was on N.C. Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers, but never made pension application since he died in 1794 in Washington Co., N.C., leaving a widow, Catherine.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Gabbard/Gabbert Family Newsletter. Published Quarterly by Howard M. Gabbert. (Howard M. Gabbert, 5990 E. Camino Desierto, Tucson, AZ 85750-1873) Vol 6, No. 3; Sep 1996. "Crantzdorf/Grindstaff Genealogical Lineage" by R. Michael Smith.
2. ↑ American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI): Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Debra Carlisle Woods, "490 - Michael Grindstaff Sr. and Descendants," in Carter County Tennessee and Its People (1796-1993), Margaret Ellis Sepello, Editor (Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Company, 1993), page 350.
4. ↑ Margaret (Norris) Heinek, "501 - Grindstaff/Willis Family," in Carter County Tennessee and Its People (1796-1993), Margaret Ellis Sepello, Editor (Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Company, 1993), page 353.
5. ↑ William G. Cooper, "494 - Grindstaff/Peters," in Carter County Tennessee and Its People (1796-1993), Margaret Ellis Sepello, Editor (Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Company, 1993), page 351.

See also:

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 26 Dec 2021), "Record of Nicholas Grindstaff", Ancestor # A001455.

• Barrett Reeves, Tennessee Smithology; Pineywood Printing, Lufkin, TX, 1975. Filmed by LDS, #0982327, Item 6.